AEW: Sammy Guevara on Recent Backstage Incident, Swerve Strickland on AEW’s Challenges, Dark Results

AEW

Oct 11, 2022

Sammy Guevara Comments on Backstage Incident with Andrade & Being Done Focusing on Negativity

A recent episode of Sammy Guevara’s Vlog featured Guevara’s thoughts on his recent backstage altercation incident with Andrade El Idolo and him being done focusing on the negatively over the incident.

“I know some people want me to comment on what exactly happened backstage at AEW Dynamite. But man, I’m done focusing on the negativity. I feel like when you are on this trajectory to where I’m headed, there’s going to be people that are going to do everything in their power to try to drag you down to their level. And I know I’m above that. So I’m not going to focus on any of that bullsh*t. I’m going to focus on where I’m headed. They say sky’s the limit, but there’s a whole universe out there, and that’s where I’m headed. I’m not going to focus — I’m not going to comment on any of the bullsh*t.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

Swerve Strickland Comments on Challenges Not Being a Bad Thing for Tony Khan & AEW

A recent episode of the Say Less With Kaz, Lowkey and Rosy podcast had Swerve Strickland as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Strickland’s thoughts on why AEW CEO Tony Khan and AEW itself facing challenges are not necessarily a bad thing for either.

“If he is in over his head, if he is, this is speculation on my part, if he is in over his head, good, because he has to be challenged that way. He needs to. He knows he needs to. You don’t do a million-dollar gate on a Wednesday night at Arthur Ashe without challenges. You think that’s easy? No. He should be going after these challenges. He should be dealing with locker room morale and ‘this person wants this, this person wants this’ and ‘there’s friction and things like that.’ He has to go through that. If he doesn’t, how do we grow? We have to go through growing pains. I don’t understand how people think that’s just an AEW thing. Vince McMahon has fought people. We’ve seen these things. That was 20 years in. They almost went bankrupt like how many times? AEW has to face these challenges because they have to grow and evolve. You don’t grow and evolve without building Kevlar.”

Strickland also gave his thoughts about the challenges AEW talents also face as other talents come in and out of the company while others step up the ladder.

“We have to take responsibility as performers, in a way as well, because if we put the same reason of why we can’t be successful in one place, I’m not talking about anybody specifically, just general, if we put the same responsibility on the promotion and the ‘brass ring is not allowing me to breakthrough’ and you go over there to a different place, not even AEW, you go to IMPACT, New Japan, wherever you go, and you still can’t break through to the brass ring, start looking at yourselves a little bit. I’m not talking about anybody specifically. I’m talking about any male or female performer. Writer, manager, booker, anybody. Guy who works the lighting or the guy behind the camera. If you have issues everywhere you go, get out of the damn field. It’s going to be there everywhere you go. There are going to be challenges. I’m sick of the notion of people thinking they can just leave their problems and they can go somewhere else and it’s not going to be there. It’s entertainment, there are going to be problems. There’s a difference where, if you feel like the effort you’re putting in, and the energy, and all the work that you’re exceeding your payscale or workload or you think you’re doing a lot more and you should be compensated for all that, then you should get into free agency, negotiate, start talking to other places. Maybe it’ll work out better over there, but when you do that, and you get that compensation, you better work and earn that compensation.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

AEW Dark Results – Oct. 11, 2022

October 11, 2022
Washington, DC – Entertainment & Sports Arena
Commentary: Excalibur and Taz

AEW Dark Quick Match Results:

Lance Archer defeated Alec Odin via Blackout (pinfall)
Penelope Ford, Serena Deeb, & Jamie Hayter defeated Jordan Blade, Trish Adora, & Brittany Blake via Serenity Lock (submission)
Hikaru Shida defeated Marina Shafir via Katana (pinfall)
Brian Cage defeated Papadon via Drill Claw (pinfall)
Athena defeated Gia Scott via O-Face (pinfall)
QT Marshall defeated Action Andretti via Diamond Cutter (pinfall)
Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brent and Brandon Tate) defeated Joe Keys, Josh Fuller, & BK Klein via Bang-A-Rang (pinfall)
Kip Sabian defeated Brandon Cutler via Anarchist Suplex (pinfall)
AEW Interim Women’s World Championship Eliminator match – Toni Storm defeated Emi Sakura via Storm Zero (pinfall)
Matt Sydal & Dante Martin defeated The Factory (Cole Karter & Aaron Solo) via Nosedive (pinfall)